ROYAL FLOWER GARDENS 
General Information 
In preparing the descriptions of the different 
dahlias listed herein we have made a special effort 
to give definite information about each one that 
would be comparable with the other. 
First: The name of the variety, with the type 
of bloom following; for example: 
ABE LINCOLN—Semi Cactus 
Second: The second line, in parenthesis, giving 
the introducer’s name and the rating of the bloom. 
Then, in most instances, the year introduced followed 
by the size of bloom and the height of bush. 
Third: The paragraph giving the color of bloom, 
type, petals, kind of stem, bush and foliage, growing 
habits, floriferousness, quality of bloom, prize winning 
records, scoring received at Storrs, Conn., and East 
Lansing, Michigan, Trial Grounds, Honor Roll, and 
progress made at the New York Botanical Gardens, 
RATING 
In giving the rating of the bloom we are using 
the scoring figure which the plant received at Storrs, 
Conn., or Lansing, Michigan, Trial Grounds, when 
such scoring was available. All other ratings given 
are the scoring given the bloom by the best dahlia 
growers in this section. It is generally conceded 
that a dahlia rating 85 is very good. 
TRIAL GROUNDS 
The American Dahlia Society conducts trial 
grounds at Storrs, Connecticut, and at East Lansing, 
Michigan, where new dahlias are sent to be grown 
and scored by competent dahlia judges. Those receiv¬ 
ing a rating of over 85 may receive a Certificate of 
Merit. Reference is made in many instances in this 
catalog to Certificate of Merit. We are making every 
effort to have eventually only Certificate of Merit or 
dahlias scoring 85 or higher in our garden. 
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS 
Each year many dahlia enthusiasts send their 
best dahlias to the New York Botanical Gardens to 
be grown and to be judged by the many thousands 
of visitors during the blooming season in a popularity 
voting contest. Each visitor is requested to vote his 
or her choice of the dahlias in bloom and at the 
close of the season the count is tallied. Several 
dahlias listed in this catalog have been grown there 
and the progress made in the contest is given. 
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